(SS) Castro v. Commissioner of Social Security

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 ROSE MARY CASTRO, Case No. 1:20-cv-01706-CDB

Plaintiff, ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND

v. AFFIRMING THE COMMISSIONER OF

SOCIAL SECURITY’S DECISION

COMMISSIONER OF SOCIAL SECURITY, (Docs. 18, 22) 12 Defendant. 13 14 Rose Mary Castro (“Plaintiff”) seeks judicial review of a final decision of the Commissioner of Social Security (“Commissioner” or “Defendant”) denying her application for disability insurance and supplemental security income benefits under the Social Security Act. (Doc. 1). Plaintiff alleges disability beginning January 21, 2019. (Administrative Record (“AR”) at 28). The matter currently is before the Court on the certified administrative record (Doc. 14) and the parties’ briefs, which were submitted without oral argument. (Docs. 18, 22-23 ).1 I. Background Plaintiff applied for benefits on January 21, 2019. (AR 16). Plaintiff’s claim was initially denied on April 26,…